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Pink flamingos in Kenya
We stood there for long minutes on the edge of the lake, thousands of pink flamingos forming a dreamlike picture in front of us, and we breathed in the sweet smell of rain on a warm African afternoon.
Impressions of Cambodia
“Cambodians have three rules for life,” she said. “Eat well, grow up, and take care of family.”
Poetry of travel: Balinese rice terraces
The rice terraces form long emerald staircases as they tumble down glittering green hillsides.
Seven ancient Indian ruins in Mexico
The Americas are strewn with the ruins of ancient Indian civilizations. Here are seven Indian ruins in Mexico worth visiting.
Poetry of travel: Jacaranda flowers in Uruguay
Blooming purple jacaranda flowers weave a labyrinth of wonder. Their sight and scent seeps into every moment of a day spent wandering through a picturesque town by the water.
Athenians, buses and automobiles
The landscape of greater Athens may have been somewhat drab but no one could accuse the Greek drivers of being anything but colorful.
Birth of Democracy road trip
A road trip that explores the birth of democracy in the U.S. From Massachusetts to Virginia, this journey will take you to historic sites that played a key role in the country’s founding and in the formation of a new American government.
Poetry of travel: Snow and sunshine in the Alps
A trip that began in springtime ends amidst a wintery panorama of Alpine peaks. We disembark and stagger into a world that is entirely, mesmerizingly white.
“We don’t eat people, we’re vegetarians!”
“It was just a few days later in Istanbul that we heard one of the funniest lines ever from a man who was trying to entice us into his store. We initially walked past him, pretending not to hear his plea. But then we couldn’t help but laugh.”
Impressions of Calcutta
It was all part of the Indian paradox. Every impression had two sides. There was uplifting spirituality and abject poverty, technological know-how and confounding disorder, vivid beauty and dreadful filth, and all of it was blended together in a staggering mass of humanity.
Life as a Buddhist monk in Thailand
It was in Chang Mai that we had one of our more memorable travel experiences during a morning chat with a Buddhist monk.
Seven space-themed museums
If you’re fascinated by space travel, then it may be time for you to explore some of these intriguing space-related destinations that are scattered across the United States.
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